27/05/2022
that the first person in the history to impose tax on the US was a Muslim? His name was Ghāzī Ḥassan Paşa of Algiers (1714-1790) also known as 'Paşa with Lion'.
Outside the Ottoman Empire he accomplished:
⚫️ Captured a Spanish warship when he was just a young janissary.
⚫️ Owned that Spanish ship which led to the foundation of his legendary story
⚫️ Captured and sunk many US warships in the Mediterranean.
⚫️ IMPOSED A TAX on the US. (The Ottomans were the first and the only Empire which imposed a tax on the US after their Independence).
⚫️ His actions caused the foundation of the treaty of Tripoli (in Turkish language) with the US which is also the first and the only treaty written in a foreign language in the US history.
⚫️ The US paid 642,000 Ottoman golds for once and 12,000 golds per year.
⚫️ Domesticated a Lion in Algiers and used to board the enemy ships with his Lion he captured.
Within the Ottoman Empire he accomplished:
🔴 Built a new and modern Ottoman fleet within 3 years with his own coins.
🔴 Became a grand vizier just before he passed away.
🔴 Laid the foundations of today's naval academies in Turkey.
🔴 Had many Mosques and schools built.
Ḥassan Paşa left this temporarily world leaving no children. May Allāh Ta'āla have mercy on him.
